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July 9, 1935. G. B. LYLE Z,0@7,685

CONTAINER Filed June 4, 1934 FIEI 3 4 INVENTOR FIG 9 GEORGE BLAKE LYLEATTORN EY Patented July 9, 1935 I 2,007,685

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER George Blake Lyle, San Mateo,Calif. Application June 4, 1934, Serial No. 728,921 4 Claims. (01. 40-4)This invention relates to containers and parand that said shoulderincludes a portion I9 ticularly to improvements therein to the end whichis at a right angle, or nearly so, to the that they can be labelled notonly more quickly longitudinal axis of the bottle so that the straps butalso in a more attractive manner. I4 lie flat and do not buckle. Theshoulder por- Certain types of containers, such as those emtion I9 canbe confined to the width of the strap 5 ployed for packaging hardliquors, usually are (Figures 1 and 4) or wider than the strap andlabelled on the front and back face, that on the can either be at anangle to each face, as in front face to identify the origin of theliquor and Figuresl, 2, and 4, or it can be rounded and that on the backface to comply with certain curve into'the faces, as in Figures 7 andr9,

revenue requirements. Thus two labelling operafu her feature is that byprovidin he eon- 0 tions are necessary, not to mention a double pressamer and label as described, it is possible to cost in printing. workout many novel and very desirable design In accordance with thisinvention I provide a features in the container and label to the endsingle label for both faces of the container and t xeitingly newcontainer designs can be so fashion the container that the label is ac-Created. 35

curately centered as it is applied so that the I claim: a container islabelled in a single operation. It is In b t a b ttle hav a lonitudigenerally the broad object of the present innal axis runningparallel to a neck on said bottle vention to improve containers andlabels to the and perpendicular to shoulder portions on said end thatnot only is the cost Of th l bel nd bottle, andalabel apertured to slipover said neck 20 the labelling operation materially reduced but andhaving strap portions to pass over said that the appearance andattractiveness of the Shoulder portions, d label a ng front and packages enhanced. back portions adhesively secured to said bottle.

In the specification and drawing other features I11 Combination, abottle having a i und objects 111 app hereaiten In id dinal axis runningparallel to a neck on said 25 drawing; bottle and perpendicular toshoulder portions on Figure 1 is aside elevation of acontainer, while dbottle, and a label having front and back 7 Figures 2 and 3 arerespectively views showportions respectively v ly secured to a ing alabel being applied to the container and front face anda back face onsaid bottle, said plan of t l; front and back portions being connectedby strap 30 Figure 4 illustrates application of the label portionspassing O Said Shoulder p on shown in plan in Figure 5; 3. A bottlehaving a neck and opposite sides, Figures 6 and 8 are plan views oflabels shown t Shoulder portion c t g said neck and on cgntainers inFigures 7 and 9; and sides and including a P01171011 substantially at aFigure 10 is plan View of another 1 3 1, 7 right angle'to thelongitudinal axis of the bottle, 35

In accordance with this invention, I provide a a a label for SaidbottleConsisting of a Single label II with a front portion I2 and a rear por-Sheet apertured to D said neck and to p de tion I3 connected by strapsI4. Each label can Connected label p ns fora front face and a be cutfrom a sheet so that the'legends for the rear face of s bottle, e of dlab l por- 0 f om; nd back n b printed together h tions being adhesivelysecured to said front bot- 40 straps I4 are formed by cutting anaperture I6 tle face and the other label p o being adin the sheet. Thisaperture can have any desired heSiVelY Secured to sa d rear bottle face.

configuration and in Figures 3, 5, 6, 8, and 10 I In Combination; abottle having a e k, a

have illustrated a few of these. Generally the front face, a reel face,and d r portions nfig tio f the aperture is Such that it connecting saidneck to sides of said bottle; a 45 operates with neck H of the home,when it is sheet label for said bottle apertured to pass said neck andprovide a label portion for securing to ig ggfigafii hi 3532233333522??? 22 5 said front face and another label portion for securing tosaid rear face, said portions being are then i i ii 'i i i Sg J 2connected by straps forming said neck aperture, 50 f F er 6 a y eswe a feach of said straps fitting against that shoulder 1 bemg Fompletedf oneoperatlon wlth over which it passes, and means securing each the labelsm exact P05111011 on the bottleof said label portions to a face of saidbottle.

It is a feature of my invention that each bottle has a shoulder betweena side I8 and neckl'l GEORGE BLAKE LYLE. 55

